Panama

Panama – Earthquakes

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Quakes this month
35
Latest UTC: 2026-09-26 15:42:39
Strongest
M5.8
Cabuya
Country rank
#32
158 quakes in 2026 · out of 32 countries
Averages
M3.42 · 20 km
Avg this month: M3.52

Seismic profile

Analysis period27 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2026Data as of: 27 Sep 2026 · 02:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Panama · M ≥ 4.5

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 9 event entries of M4.5 or above for this area and period, spread over 7 days.

Catalogue entries927 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.0Bocas del Toro ↗
Depth · median10.0 km9 events with valid depth
Last 30 days1Previous 30 days: 0

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

27 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 4.5

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month27 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 20250
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20252
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 20251
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20250
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 20260
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 20263
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20260
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20260
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 20260
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 20262
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 20260
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20260
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 27 Sep 20261

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 9

M 4.5 – < 5.07
M 5.0 – < 6.02
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

9 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km8
30 – < 70 km1
70 – < 300 km0
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days1
Previous 30 days0
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods0

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

27 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 4.5

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 27 Sep 2025 02:00 – 27 Sep 2026 02:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

2 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • USGS4
  • EMSC3
  • GFZ2

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 27 Sep 2026 · 02:32 UTC

Overview – Panama

The latest recorded earthquake in Panama was on 2026-09-26 at 15:42 UTC in Ngäbe-Buglé with magnitude M2.8.

In the current month, 35 earthquakes were recorded in Panama with an average magnitude of 3.52.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Chiriquí (86), followed by Bocas del Toro (19).

The strongest recorded earthquake in Panama reached magnitude M5.8 on 2025-07-29.

In 2026, 61% of events were M≥3 and 3% were M≥5.

All-time events
224
Strongest
M5.8
Latest (UTC)
2026-09-26 15:42:39 UTC

Map – Panama

Markers show the latest 30 earthquakes in Panama.

Strongest – Panama

Open event
M5.8 Cabuya
UTC: 2025-07-29 23:36:17 UTC · Depth: 39 km

Recent earthquakes – Panama

Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M2.8 Depth: 8 km
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Ngäbe-Buglé · Tu Gwai

Time (UTC) 2026-09-26 15:42:39 UTC
Coordinates 9.037, -82.323
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.6 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Los Santos · Tonosí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-24 23:17:29 UTC
Coordinates 7.424, -80.683
Source emsc

PANAMA

M3.6 Depth: 11 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-24 16:19:01 UTC
Coordinates 8.016, -82.538
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M4.1 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Guna Yala

Time (UTC) 2026-09-24 07:08:10 UTC
Coordinates 8.754, -77.452
Source emsc

PANAMA-COLOMBIA BORDER REGION

M2.6 Depth: 16 km
Open event ↗

Naso Tjër Di · Teribe

Time (UTC) 2026-09-24 00:41:03 UTC
Coordinates 9.298, -82.702
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.2 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-20 23:38:17 UTC
Coordinates 8.318, -82.708
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M4.3 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-19 05:42:43 UTC
Coordinates 8.037, -82.741
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M2.5 Depth: 13 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Progreso

Time (UTC) 2026-09-19 03:26:31 UTC
Coordinates 8.395, -82.829
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.3 Depth: 7 km
Open event ↗

Veraguas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-16 07:03:13 UTC
Coordinates 7.899, -81.770
Source emsc

PANAMA

M3.2 Depth: 12 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · El Palmar

Time (UTC) 2026-09-16 02:58:50 UTC
Coordinates 8.339, -82.903
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.6 Depth: 29 km
Open event ↗

Colón · Santa Isabel

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 16:42:32 UTC
Coordinates 9.421, -79.362
Source emsc

PANAMA

M4.1 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Herrera · La Torre

Time (UTC) 2026-09-15 16:12:18 UTC
Coordinates 7.763, -80.787
Source emsc

PANAMA

M4.2 Depth: 16 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Dominical

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 23:38:14 UTC
Coordinates 8.680, -82.788
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.9 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 14:07:10 UTC
Coordinates 7.554, -82.059
Source emsc

SOUTH OF PANAMA

M2.5 Depth: 11 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Santo Tomas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 11:53:15 UTC
Coordinates 8.372, -82.646
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M2.8 Depth: 15 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · El Palmar

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 10:55:40 UTC
Coordinates 8.325, -82.847
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M2.8 Depth: 20 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 10:15:48 UTC
Coordinates 8.425, -82.888
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.9 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Naso Tjër Di · Teribe

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 02:18:33 UTC
Coordinates 9.396, -82.876
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M2.6 Depth: 32 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Manáca

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 02:15:59 UTC
Coordinates 8.313, -82.782
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M4.7 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Baco

Time (UTC) 2026-09-12 01:59:50 UTC
Coordinates 8.355, -82.790
Source usgs

2 km NE of Manaca Norte, Panama

M3.1 Depth: 18 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Manáca

Time (UTC) 2026-09-11 21:42:08 UTC
Coordinates 8.338, -82.790
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.9 Depth: 12 km
Open event ↗

Ngäbe-Buglé · Man Creek

Time (UTC) 2026-09-08 15:33:00 UTC
Coordinates 8.949, -81.988
Source emsc

PANAMA

M2.9 Depth: 14 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Santa Clara

Time (UTC) 2026-09-08 13:40:19 UTC
Coordinates 8.849, -82.807
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M2.7 Depth: 11 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-07 16:03:55 UTC
Coordinates 7.917, -82.923
Source emsc

SOUTH OF PANAMA

M2.9 Depth: 18 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · El Palmar

Time (UTC) 2026-09-07 02:25:14 UTC
Coordinates 8.300, -82.823
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M3.7 Depth: 6 km
Open event ↗

Veraguas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 20:55:31 UTC
Coordinates 7.588, -81.360
Source emsc

PANAMA

M3.7 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 11:32:01 UTC
Coordinates 7.889, -82.377
Source emsc

SOUTH OF PANAMA

M3.5 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Veraguas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 01:18:08 UTC
Coordinates 7.426, -81.259
Source emsc

PANAMA

M2.8 Depth: 3 km
Open event ↗

Chiriquí · Palo Grande

Time (UTC) 2026-09-04 15:53:29 UTC
Coordinates 8.311, -82.608
Source emsc

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

M4.1 Depth: 10 km
Open event ↗

Veraguas

Time (UTC) 2026-09-02 23:26:30 UTC
Coordinates 7.820, -81.614
Source emsc

PANAMA

Top regions – Panama

Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).

  1. Chiriquí
    Events: 121
  2. Bocas del Toro
    Events: 29
  3. Veraguas
    Events: 18
  4. Los Santos
    Events: 11
  5. Ngäbe-Buglé
    Events: 10

FAQ – Panama

What is the latest recorded earthquake in Panama?
The newest entry in our database for Panama is dated 2026-09-26 15:42:39 UTC.
What was the strongest recorded earthquake in Panama?
The strongest recorded event in our database for Panama reached magnitude M5.8.
How many earthquakes are recorded for Panama?
QuakeMap24 currently contains 224 recorded earthquakes for Panama (all-time, based on our database).
What are typical average magnitude and depth in Panama?
Across all recorded events in Panama, the average magnitude is M3.42 and the average depth is 20 km.
Why do some events show city/state/village and others only a place name?
Locality labels depend on the available source data. Some providers deliver precise administrative levels; others provide a broader place description.
How can I explore more than the last 30 events?
Use the country history page for Panama to explore earthquake activity with filters.
How often is this page updated?
The content is generated from the QuakeMap24 database and refreshes as new events are ingested. Timestamps are shown in UTC for consistency.

Regions · Panama

Significant historical earthquakes – Panama

with casualties or damage

  1. 1976 Darien M6.7 5 deaths tsunami
  2. 2003 Puerto Armuelles M6.5 2 deaths
  3. 1979 Puerto Armuelles M6.5 2 M USD
  4. 1934 Panama-Costa Rica M7.7 0 M USD tsunami
  5. 1916 Almirante, Bocas Del Toro M7.0 0 M USD tsunami
  6. 1882 San Blas Archipelago M8.3 tsunami
  7. 1884 Aquadas [Aguadulce], Pacora M7.5 tsunami
  8. 1962 Panama M7.4

Country history – Panama

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